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Term
indolent
 Definition
lazy
Term
diffident
 Definition
shy
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exigent
 Definition
exacting
Term
apocryphal
 Definition
untrue
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endemic
 Definition
specific to people or place
Term
phlegmatic
 Definition
stoic
Term
banal
 Definition
common
Term
erudite
 Definition
learned
Term
enervate
 Definition
to weaken
Term
engender
 Definition
to produce
Term
dither
 Definition
confuse
Term
inure
 Definition
accostum
Term
imprecate
 Definition
to curse
Term
arbitrate
 Definition
to settle a dispute
Term
benediction
 Definition
blessing
Term
rejoinder
 Definition
retort
Term
proclivity
 Definition
tendency
Term
opprobrium
 Definition
disgrace
Term
prudence
 Definition
foresight
Term
scintilla
 Definition
small particle
Term
umbrage
 Definition

resentment

Term
ostentatious
 Definition
showy
Term
noisome
 Definition
bad smelling
Term
multifarious
 Definition
varied
Term
maudlin
 Definition
sentimental
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garrulous
 Definition
talkative
Term
cupidity
 Definition
greed
Term
largess
 Definition
generosity
Term
penury
 Definition
poverty
Term
cosset
 Definition
to pamper
Term
lampoon
 Definition
satire
Term
ossify
 Definition
to harden
Term
loquatious
 Definition
talkative
Term
taciturn
 Definition
quiet
Term
obdurate
 Definition
unyielding
Term
quiescent
 Definition
at rest
Term
sardonic
 Definition
mocking
Term
specious
 Definition
false
Term
pathogenic
 Definition
disease-causing
Term
diaphanous
 Definition
transparent
Term
trenchant
 Definition
vigorous
Term
salubrious
 Definition
wholesome
Term
sanguine
 Definition
optimistic
Term
satiate
 Definition
to satisfy
Term
prevaricate
 Definition
to act evasively
Term
disabuse
 Definition
clarify
Term
burnish
 Definition
polish
Term
slake
 Definition
to quench
Term
prodigal
 Definition
wasteful
Term
furtive
 Definition
shifty
Term
irascible
 Definition
quick-tempered
Term
foment
 Definition
to excite
Term
quash
 Definition
to put down (revolt)
Term
assuage
 Definition
to soothe
Term
hoary
 Definition
gray-white with age
Term
voluble
 Definition
wordy
Term
reticent
 Definition
reserved
Term
turgid
 Definition
inflated
Term
latent
 Definition
dormant
Term
tawdry
 Definition
poor quality
Term
lucid
 Definition
clear
Term
florid
 Definition
flowery
Term
inchoate
 Definition
not completed; disorderly
Term
lachrymose
 Definition
tearful
Term
perspicacious
 Definition
insightful
Term
inimical
 Definition
harmful
Term
stolid
 Definition
hard to arouse
Term
lionize
 Definition
to fuss over
Term
palliate
 Definition
to seem less
Term
torpor
 Definition
inactivity
Term
polemic
 Definition
controversial
Term
antipathy
 Definition
hostility
Term
vim
 Definition
vigor
Term
invective
 Definition
verbal attack
Term
euphony
 Definition
good sound
Term
chicanery
 Definition
trickery
Term
erroneous
 Definition
wrong
Term
bawdy
 Definition
obscene
Term
abet
 Definition
support
Term
sentient
 Definition
having senses
Term
panegyric
 Definition
eulogy
Term
prolix
 Definition
wordy
Term
recalcitrant
 Definition
rebellious
Term
perfidy
 Definition
treachery
Term
platitude
 Definition
dull remark
Term
aberrant
 Definition
not normal
Term
abscond
 Definition
to flee secretly
Term
amalgamate
 Definition
to combine
Term
ambrosial
 Definition
food of gods
Term
anachronism
 Definition
out of synch
Term
antediluvian
 Definition
antiquated
Term
antipathy
 Definition
hatred
Term
attenuate
 Definition
to dilute
Term
aver
 Definition
to declare
Term
barefaced
 Definition
blatant
Term
blandish
 Definition
to flatter
Term
bombast
 Definition
ranting
Term
burgeon
 Definition
new growth
Term
cadge
 Definition
to scrounge
Term
caprice
 Definition
a whim
Term
castigate
 Definition
to criticize
Term
caustic
 Definition
corrosive
Term
conflagration
 Definition
fire
Term
corporeal
 Definition
physical
Term
corporal
 Definition
body
Term
craven
 Definition
cowardly
Term
dearth
 Definition
lack
Term
deprecation
 Definition
disapprove
Term
depredation
 Definition
destruction
Term
descry
 Definition
to see
Term
desiccate
 Definition
to dry up
Term
disparaging
 Definition
to belittle
Term
eclectic
 Definition
many sources
Term
effluent
 Definition
flowing out
Term
emollient
 Definition
soothing
Term
encomium
 Definition
high praise
Term
ephemeral
 Definition
short lived
Term
equivocal
 Definition
suspect
Term
esoteric
 Definition
secret meaning
Term
exculpate
 Definition
free from blame
Term
extant
 Definition
in existence
Term
flounder
 Definition
stumble
Term
gossamer
 Definition
spider's thread
Term
iconoclast
 Definition
against the norm
Term
impecunious
 Definition
poor
Term
imperious
 Definition
overbearing
Term
provident
 Definition
forethought
Term
ineffable
 Definition
indescribable
Term
ingenuous
 Definition
innocent
Term
innocuous
 Definition
harmless
Term
insular
 Definition
narrow-minded
Term
intransigent
 Definition
uncompromising
Term
laconic
 Definition
unemotional
Term
latent
 Definition
hidden
Term
laudable
 Definition
praised
Term
lugubrious
 Definition
mournful
Term
misanthrope
 Definition
people hater
Term
misogynist
 Definition
woman hater
Term
nefarious
 Definition
wicked
Term
occlude
 Definition
close up
Term
peccadillo
 Definition
a fault
Term
pedantic
 Definition
dull learning
Term
petulant
 Definition
irritable
Term
ponderous
 Definition
lumbering
Term
precipitate
 Definition
to throw
Term
propitiate
 Definition
gain favor
Term
pulchritude
 Definition
physical beauty
Term
pusillanimous
 Definition
no moral courage
Term
quiescence
 Definition
at rest
Term
rarefy
 Definition
make rare
Term
sagacious
 Definition
perceptive
Term
sate
 Definition
to satisfy
Term
saturnine
 Definition
gloomy
Term
savant
 Definition
learned
Term
sedulous
 Definition
diligent
Term
taciturn
 Definition
quiet
Term
temperate
 Definition
moderate
Term
tractable
 Definition
controllable
Term
turpitude
 Definition
wickedness
Term
tyro
 Definition
beginner
Term
nascent
 Definition
emerging
Term
serried
 Definition
close set
Term
epicure
 Definition
good taste
Term
ancillary
 Definition
subordinate
Term
quaff
 Definition
to drink
Term
visceral
 Definition
intuitive
Term
blithe
 Definition
happy
Term
germane
 Definition
relevant
Term
peremptory
 Definition
authoritative
Term
torpid
 Definition
slow
Term
acrimonious
 Definition
bitter
Term
dour
 Definition
gloomy
Term
apace
 Definition
quickly
Term
impetuous
 Definition
rash
Term
precipitate
 Definition
to hasten
Term
countenance
 Definition
appearance
Term
munificent
 Definition
generous
Term
stalwart
 Definition
strong
Term
bilious
 Definition
unpleasant
Term
dudgeon
 Definition
a hilt
Term
pettish
 Definition
cranky
Term
petulant
 Definition
irritated
Term
pique
 Definition
to excite, arouse
Term
querulous
 Definition
complaining
Term
waspish
 Definition
spiteful
Term
dilettante
 Definition
dabbler
Term
neophyte
 Definition
beginner
Term
novitiate
 Definition
beginner; state of being a novice
Term
callow
 Definition
inexperience
Term
incipient
 Definition
foolish
Term
acerbic
 Definition
severe; acidic
Term
acidulous
 Definition
caustic; sour
Term
asperity
 Definition
harshness
Term
mordacious
 Definition
biting
Term
mordant
 Definition
biting
Term
trenchant
 Definition
vigorous
Term
fatuous
 Definition
silly
Term
hackneyed
 Definition
banal
Term
insipid
 Definition
uninteresting
Term
prosaic
 Definition
common
Term
quotidian
 Definition
common
Term
dissipate
 Definition
to scatter; squander
Term
iniquity
 Definition
wickedness
Term
reprobate
 Definition
wicked
Term
ribald
 Definition
vulgar
Term
turpitude
 Definition
depravity
Term
capricious
 Definition
erratic
Term
mercurial
 Definition
erratic
Term
aspersion
 Definition
slander
Term
calumny
 Definition
slander
Term
excoriate
 Definition
to berate
Term
inveigh
 Definition
verbally attack
Term
objurgate
 Definition
verbally attack
Term
obloquy
 Definition
verbal attack
Term
pillory
 Definition
a post; to ridicule
Term
vituperate
 Definition
revile
Term
moribund
 Definition
near death
Term
obsequies
 Definition
funeral rite
Term
abnegate
 Definition
to relinquish
Term
dogmatic
 Definition
doctrinal
Term
peremptory
 Definition
imperative
Term
abstruse
 Definition
hard to understand
Term
recondite
 Definition
hard to understand
Term
turbid
 Definition
not clear
Term
fetid
 Definition
stinking
Term
rebarbative
 Definition
irritating
Term
limpid
 Definition
clear
Term
pellucid
 Definition
clear
Term
esoteric
 Definition
secret
Term
abash
 Definition
to embarrass
Term
contrition
 Definition
remorse
Term
compunction
 Definition
remorse
Term
expiate
 Definition
to atone for
Term
foible
 Definition
flaw
Term
gaucherie
 Definition
crudeness
Term
rue
 Definition
regret
Term
tantamount
 Definition
equivalent
Term
canard
 Definition
false
Term
equivocate
 Definition
mislead
Term
interregnum
 Definition
period between king's death and successor's reign
Term
interstice
 Definition
narrow space between
Term
penurious
 Definition
poor; stingy
Term
venal
 Definition
open to bribery
Term
ersatz
 Definition
artificial
Term
mendacity
 Definition
untruthfulness
Term
spurious
 Definition
not genuine
Term
consanguine
 Definition
same blood
Term
conjugal
 Definition
related to marriage
Term
distaff
 Definition
related to women as a whole
Term
endogamous
 Definition
marriage within a group
Term
exogamous
 Definition
marriage outside a group
Term
progenitor
 Definition
ancestor
Term
scion
 Definition
descendant
Term
ardor
 Definition
fervor
Term
doctrinaire
 Definition
theoretical
Term
fervid
 Definition
enthusiastic
Term
tendentious
 Definition
with a tendency
Term
zealot
 Definition
one with zeal
Term
droll
 Definition
oddly amusing
Term
jocular
 Definition
joking
Term
levity
 Definition
lightness
Term
raillery
 Definition
joking
Term
riposte
 Definition
retort
Term
simper
 Definition
smile
Term
abate
 Definition
reduce
Term
clement
 Definition
merciful
Term
unstinting
 Definition
generous
Term
penurious
 Definition
poor; stingy
Term
rapacious
 Definition
predatory
Term
baleful
 Definition
wretched
Term
truculent
 Definition
brutal
Term
deleterious
 Definition
harmful
Term
minatory
 Definition
threatening
Term
dissonant
 Definition
out of harmony
Term
strident
 Definition
harsh sound
Term
luminary
 Definition
light giving body
Term
salutary
 Definition
healthful
Term
churlish
 Definition
rude
Term
circumlocution
 Definition
roundabout way of speaking
Term
dissemble
 Definition
conceal
Term
fulsome
 Definition
excessive
Term
ostensible
 Definition
pretended
Term
unctuous
 Definition
oily; smooth
Term
assay
 Definition
to analyze
Term
lassitude
 Definition
weariness
Term
adventitious
 Definition
not inherent
Term
kismet
 Definition
fate
Term
propitious
 Definition
favorable
Term
admonish
 Definition
caution; scold
Term
cavil
 Definition
to find fault unnecessarily
Term
enjoin
 Definition
to direct
Term
exhort
 Definition
to urge
Term
hector
 Definition
to bully
Term
martinet
 Definition
disciplinarian
Term
remonstrate
 Definition
plead in protest
Term
grandiloquent
 Definition
lofty
Term
periphrastic
 Definition
roundabout
Term
ameliorate
 Definition
make better
Term
mollify
 Definition
to pacify
Term
sooth
 Definition
truth
Term
sonorous
 Definition
resonant
Term
esurient
 Definition
hungry; greedy
Term
indigent
 Definition
poor
Term
augur
 Definition
prophet
Term
fey
 Definition
unreal; doomed
Term
auspice
 Definition
support
Term
prognosticate
 Definition
to predict
Term
fetter
 Definition
to restrain
Term
forfend
 Definition
defend
Term
canny
 Definition
careful
Term
haplology
 Definition
removal of similar adjacent syllables in a word
Term
plaintive
 Definition
mournful
Term
threnody
 Definition
funeral song
Term
implacable
 Definition
cannot be pacified
Term
inexorable
 Definition
cannot be pacified
Term
intractable
 Definition
stubborn
Term
intransigent
 Definition
uncompromising
Term
refractory
 Definition
stubborn
Term
renitent
 Definition
resistant
Term
untoward
 Definition
unfavorable
Term
compendious
 Definition
concise
Term
pithy
 Definition
terse
Term
antecedent
 Definition
prior
Term
antedate
 Definition
precede
Term
anterior
 Definition
in front of
Term
diurnal
 Definition
daily
Term
recreant
 Definition
cowardly
Term
timorous
 Definition
timid
Term
fealty
 Definition
faithfulness
Term
indubitable
 Definition
not doubted
Term
probity
 Definition
honesty
Term
veracious
 Definition
honest
Term
itinerant
 Definition
circuitous
Term
peripatetic
 Definition
walking about
Term
discursive
 Definition
rambling
Term
expatiate
 Definition
enlarge in description
Term
peregrination
 Definition
travel (on foot)
Term
exacerbate
 Definition
make worse
Term
obviate
 Definition
to prevent
Term
stultify
 Definition
make foolish
Term
vitiate
 Definition
to make faulty
Term
aphorism
 Definition
a saying
Term
apothegm
 Definition
a saying
Term
bromide
 Definition
trite saying
Term
sententious
 Definition
full of aphorisms
Term
abeyance
 Definition
cessation
Term
abjure
 Definition
to renounce
Term
abnegate
 Definition
to renounce
Term
abrogate
 Definition
to abolish
Term
demur
 Definition
to object
Term
recidivism
 Definition
habitual relapse
Term
scission
 Definition
division
Term
octogenarian
 Definition
80-90 years old
Term
vapid
 Definition
lifeless
Term
extempore
 Definition
offhand
Term
raiment
 Definition
clothing
Term
truckle
 Definition
to submit
Term
philippic
 Definition
a tirade
Term
vacuous
 Definition
empty
Term
abeyance
 Definition
cessation
Term
ablution
 Definition
a cleansing
Term
abrogate
 Definition
to abolish
Term
abstemious
 Definition
abstinent
Term
acumen
 Definition
shrewdness
Term
adumbrate
 Definition
to foreshadow
Term
affable
 Definition
approachable
Term
agog
 Definition
eager
Term
alacrity
 Definition
cheerful readiness
Term
anathema
 Definition
something detested
Term
animadversion
 Definition
a critique
Term
aplomb
 Definition
self-possession
Term
apostate
 Definition
one who forsakes his religion
Term
apposite
 Definition
relevant
Term
apprise
 Definition
to inform
Term
approbation
 Definition
approval
Term
arboreal
 Definition
related to trees
Term
argot
 Definition
specialized vocabulary
Term
arrant
 Definition
notorious
Term
asperity
 Definition
severity
Term
assiduous
 Definition
constant
Term
astringent
 Definition
biting
Term
augury
 Definition
divination
Term
bedaub
 Definition
to smear
Term
bellicose
 Definition
hostile
Term
bumptious
 Definition
pushy
Term
cabal
 Definition
group of plotters
Term
cajole
 Definition
persuade
Term
capacious
 Definition
spacious
Term
captious
 Definition
faultfinding
Term
chary
 Definition
cautious
Term
coeval
 Definition
same age, duration
Term
cogent
 Definition
to the point
Term
collusion
 Definition
secret agreement
Term
comestible
 Definition
edible
Term
comport
 Definition
behave
Term
contrite
 Definition
remorseful
Term
contumacious
 Definition
rebellious
Term
countervail
 Definition
compensate for
Term
credulous
 Definition
gullible
Term
cynosure
 Definition
center of interest
Term
deign
 Definition
to condescend, to lower
Term
delineate
 Definition
to describe (in words or drawing)
Term
denizen
 Definition
inhabitant
Term
denouement
 Definition
resolution
Term
desuetude
 Definition
used no longer
Term
desultory
 Definition
attention jumps around
Term
didactic
 Definition
intending to teach
Term
dilatory
 Definition
expanded on all sides
Term
discomfit
 Definition
to confuse, to disconcert
Term
ebullient
 Definition
enthusiastic
Term
edacious
 Definition
voracious
Term
educe
 Definition
bring to light
Term
effete
 Definition
worn out
Term
enmity
 Definition
hatred
Term
equanimity
 Definition
calmness
Term
evanescent
 Definition
quickly fading
Term
evince
 Definition
to show
Term
exigency
 Definition
requirement
Term
expatiate
 Definition
to speak or write at length
Term
explicate
 Definition
to explain in detail
Term
expostulate
 Definition
to disapprove
Term
expropriate
 Definition
to take over
Term
extenuate
 Definition
to lessen the gravity of
Term
extirpate
 Definition
to get rid of
Term
extol
 Definition
to praise
Term
facile
 Definition
easy
Term
factious
 Definition
contentious
Term
fugacious
 Definition
fleeting
Term
fulminate
 Definition
to detonate
Term
gainsay
 Definition
contradict
Term
gourmand
 Definition
one who is fond of eating
Term
gregarious
 Definition
sociable
Term
halcyon
 Definition
calm; prosperous; happy
Term
hirsute
 Definition
hairy
Term
imbroglio
 Definition
a disagreement
Term
immutable
 Definition
changeless
Term
importunate
 Definition
persistent
Term
impugn
 Definition
cast doubt on
Term
impute
 Definition
to attribute
Term
inculcate
 Definition
teach by repetition
Term
ineluctable
 Definition
inescapable
Term
insouciant
 Definition
nonchalant
Term
interdict
 Definition
prohibit
Term
inveterate
 Definition
habitual
Term
invidious
 Definition
hateful
Term
ire
 Definition
wrath
Term
lackadaisical
 Definition
listless
Term
lascivious
 Definition
lustful
Term
libel
 Definition
defamation
Term
degringolade
 Definition
deterioration
Term
perdurable
 Definition
durable
Term
amative
 Definition
amorous
Term
mawkish
 Definition
sickeningly sentimental
Term
mellifluous
 Definition
sweetly flowing
Term
mendacious
 Definition
dishonest
Term
mendicant
 Definition
begging
Term
meretricious
 Definition
alluring in a vulgar way
Term
modicum
 Definition
small amount
Term
monomania
 Definition
obsessed with one idea
Term
nadir
 Definition
lowest point
Term
nostrum
 Definition
quack medecine
Term
nugatory
 Definition
worthless
Term
obfuscate
 Definition
to confuse
Term
obsequious
 Definition
fawning
Term
obstreperous
 Definition
unruly
Term
obviate
 Definition
make unnecessary
Term
odium
 Definition
hatred
Term
onerous
 Definition
burdensome
Term
onus
 Definition
difficult task
Term
palatial
 Definition
palace-like
Term
panacea
 Definition
cure-all
Term
panoply
 Definition
large display or show
Term
paragon
 Definition
model of excellence
Term
paroxysm
 Definition
violent outburst
Term
parsimonious
 Definition
stingy
Term
paucity
 Definition
scarcity
Term
perfunctory
 Definition
routine
Term
pernicious
 Definition
ruinous
Term
persiflage
 Definition
light
Term
plenary
 Definition
complete
Term
sybarite
 Definition
a person devoted to luxury
Term
portend
 Definition
to presage
Term
portent
 Definition
an omen
Term
preclude
 Definition
make impossible
Term
presage
 Definition
presentiment
Term
preternatural
 Definition
supernatural
Term
profligate
 Definition
shamelessly immoral
Term
propinquity
 Definition
proximity
Term
proscribe
 Definition
denounce
Term
puerile
 Definition
childish
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
belligerent
Term
punctilious
 Definition
paying attention to details
Term
raconteur
 Definition
storyteller
Term
ramify
 Definition
to divide
Term
recrudescent
 Definition
revival
Term
regicide
 Definition
killing a king
Term
repast
 Definition
a meal
Term
repine
 Definition
to complain
Term
restive
 Definition
impatient
Term
risible
 Definition
laughable
Term
salacious
 Definition
lustful
Term
salient
 Definition
conspicuous
Term
satyr
 Definition
a licentious person
Term
sinecure
 Definition
an office with no work but paid
Term
sluggard
 Definition
lazy person
Term
solvent
 Definition
able to pay a debt
Term
somniferous
 Definition
sleep inducing
Term
somnolent
 Definition
sleepy
Term
sophistry
 Definition
false argument
Term
soporific
 Definition
sleep inducing
Term
supercilious
 Definition
arrogant
Term
supernumerary
 Definition
extra
Term
supersede
 Definition
replace
Term
surfeit
 Definition
excess
Term
sycophant
 Definition
flatterer
Term
temerity
 Definition
boldness
Term
histrionic
 Definition
overly dramatic
Term
ennui
 Definition
boredom
Term
virago
 Definition
a strong woman
Term
punctilio
 Definition
a small detail of conduct
Term
pestiferous
 Definition
disease bringing
Term
glean
 Definition
to pick up, to gather
Term
torrid
 Definition
hot
Term
scad
 Definition
large quantity
Term
censure
 Definition
strong disapproval
Term
apotheosis
 Definition
epitome
Term
sumptuous
 Definition
lavish
Term
dissolution
 Definition
a breaking up
Term
expository
 Definition
explanatory
Term
stilted
 Definition
pompous
Term
fickle
 Definition
capricious
Term
postulate
 Definition
to claim, to assume
Term
mealymouthed
 Definition
one who minces words
Term
harbinger
 Definition
a herald
Term
ascetic
 Definition
autere
Term
bilk
 Definition
to cheat someone
Term
splenetic
 Definition
irritable
Term
predilection
 Definition
a preference
Term
hidebound
 Definition
inflexible
Term
gambol
 Definition
to frolic
Term
diminution
 Definition
lessening
Term
haughty
 Definition
snobbish
Term
desultory
 Definition
inconsistent
Term
abase
 Definition
to reduce, to lower
Term
aboriginal
 Definition
native
Term
abrade
 Definition
to scrape off, wear down
Term
abstemious
 Definition
moderate
Term
accede
 Definition
to assent
Term
acclivity
 Definition
upward slope
Term
accretion
 Definition
growth
Term
acephalous
 Definition
without a leader
Term
acerbity
 Definition
bitterness, severity
Term
acme
 Definition
the highest point
Term
actuarial
 Definition
a statistician
Term
actuate
 Definition
to impel
Term
addle
 Definition
to confuse, be confused
Term
adduce
 Definition
to bring forward
Term
adipose
 Definition
fatty
Term
adjunct
 Definition
an assistant
Term
adjuration
 Definition
a request
Term
advent
 Definition
arrival
Term
advert
 Definition
to remark
Term
aegis
 Definition
support
Term
eclat
 Definition
acclaim
Term
zephyr
 Definition
a breeze
Term
winsome
 Definition
charming
Term
welter
 Definition
to roll, as on the sea
Term
welkin
 Definition
the sky, heavens
Term
wastrel
 Definition
a wasteful person
Term
waggish
 Definition
jocular
Term
votary
 Definition
one bound to vows
Term
vouchsafe
 Definition
to give, permit
Term
vociferous
 Definition
noisy
Term
vitreous
 Definition
glassy
Term
vitriolic
 Definition
scathing
Term
vituperate
 Definition
to revile
Term
vivisection
 Definition
dissection
Term
viscid
 Definition
viscous
Term
visage
 Definition
appearance
Term
virago
 Definition
a shrew
Term
viand
 Definition
piece of food
Term
vicissitude
 Definition
a change
Term
vestige
 Definition
evidence
Term
vertiginous
 Definition
spinning
Term
vernal
 Definition
spring
Term
vermicular
 Definition
related to worms
Term
esplanade
 Definition
open area of ground
Term
sine qua non
 Definition
an essential element
Term
fortuitous
 Definition
by chance
Term
sere
 Definition
withered
Term
vexation
 Definition
annoyance
Term
usufruct
 Definition
legal right to use of someone else's property
Term
verbiage
 Definition
wordy
Term
verdant
 Definition
green with vegetation
Term
venturous
 Definition
venturesome, risk accepting
Term
ventral
 Definition
abdominal
Term
venial
 Definition
minor
Term
vellum
 Definition
calfskin, manuscript
Term
vaunted
 Definition
praised
Term
variegated
 Definition
varied
Term
valance
 Definition
a drapery
Term
vainglory
 Definition
vanity
Term
valediction
 Definition
a bidding of farewell
Term
valetudinarian
 Definition
an invalid
Term
uxorious
 Definition
doting upon
Term
ursine
 Definition
bear-like
Term
urbane
 Definition
sophisticated
Term
unwonted
 Definition
rare
Term
untenable
 Definition
indefensible
Term
inmitigated
 Definition
absolute, unqualified
Term
unguent
 Definition
an ointment
Term
unction
 Definition
anointment
Term
ukase
 Definition
an edict
Term
tutelage
 Definition
guardianship
Term
tureen
 Definition
a dish
Term
tumbrel
 Definition
a cart
Term
tumid
 Definition
inflated
Term
truism
 Definition
a truth
Term
trumpery
 Definition
something worthless
Term
troth
 Definition
loyalty
Term
trope
 Definition
metaphor
Term
troglodyte
 Definition
a primitive person
Term
trencherman
 Definition
a heavy eater
Term
treacle
 Definition
sentimentality
Term
transmute
 Definition
transform
Term
traduce
 Definition
to slander
Term
tonsure
 Definition
shaving of the head
Term
tocsin
 Definition
a signal
Term
titular
 Definition
nominal
Term
tipple
 Definition
to drink (liquor)
Term
timbre
 Definition
quality of sound
Term
theosophy
 Definition
mysticism
Term
thaumaturgist
 Definition
magician
Term
tesselate
 Definition
to make a mossaic
Term
logy
 Definition
groggy
Term
dissolute
 Definition
low morals
Term
jaundiced
 Definition
marked by envy, hostility
Term
relegate
 Definition
to assign to inferior position
Term
contumely
 Definition
harsh language or treatment
Term
factitious
 Definition
artificial
Term
testator
 Definition
a will-maker
Term
terrapin
 Definition
a turtle
Term
termagant
 Definition
a violent woman
Term
tenure
 Definition
a holding of something
Term
tepid
 Definition
lukewarm
Term
tergiversation
 Definition
to change attitudes
Term
tenebrous
 Definition
gloomy
Term
temerarious
 Definition
reckless
Term
temporal
 Definition
related to time
Term
teleology
 Definition
the belief in a purpose, or design
Term
tautology
 Definition
needless repetition (widow woman)
Term
tatterdemalion
 Definition
shabby person
Term
tarn
 Definition
small mountain lake
Term
syllogism
 Definition
deductive reasoning
Term
sylvan
 Definition
related to woods
Term
surcease
 Definition
to cease
Term
surreptitious
 Definition
clandestine
Term
spoonerism
 Definition
mixing up initial word sounds (blushing crow for crushing blow)
Term
supplicant
 Definition
one who supplicates
Term
supplicate
 Definition
to pray humbly
Term
supine
 Definition
laying on back
Term
supernal
 Definition
heavenly
Term
superannuated
 Definition
old, retired
Term
sunder
 Definition
to separate
Term
sumptuary
 Definition
related to expenditures
Term
succor
 Definition
help, to help
Term
sudorific
 Definition
causing sweat
Term
subterfuge
 Definition
deception
Term
suberose
 Definition
cork-like
Term
subaltern
 Definition
a subordinate
Term
stratum
 Definition
a layer
Term
striated
 Definition
striped
Term
stricture
 Definition
a criticism, a restriction
Term
stentorian
 Definition
loud
Term
stertorous
 Definition
snoring, loud breathing
Term
staccato
 Definition
shortened, broken
Term
staid
 Definition
fixed
Term
spume
 Definition
to eject, discharge
Term
sportive
 Definition
playful
Term
spoliation
 Definition
plundering
Term
soupcon
 Definition
a slight trace
Term
spangle
 Definition
kind of decoration
Term
spate
 Definition
an outpouring
Term
sophomoric
 Definition
immature
Term
sophist
 Definition
a philosopher
Term
somnambulist
 Definition
sleepwalker
Term
somatic
 Definition
bodily
Term
solecism
 Definition
an ungrammatical usage
Term
sobriquet
 Definition
a nickname
Term
slough
 Definition
muddy ground
Term
sleight
 Definition
skill
Term
slattern
 Definition
a slut
Term
sirocco
 Definition
a hot, dry wind
Term
similitude
 Definition
resemblance
Term
simian
 Definition
monkey-like
Term
shibboleth
 Definition
a peculiarity that distinguishes a person/group
Term
sidereal
 Definition
determined by the stars
Term
sibylline
 Definition
prophetic
Term
seraph
 Definition
an angel
Term
sequacious
 Definition
logical regularity
Term
septic
 Definition
infected, causing sepsis
Term
senescence
 Definition
aging
Term
seine
 Definition
a fishing net
Term
scurrilous
 Definition
obscene
Term
scullion
 Definition
a kitchen servant
Term
screed
 Definition
diatribe
Term
sciolism
 Definition
superficial knowledge
Term
scarify
 Definition
to lascerate
Term
savoirfaire
 Definition
tact
Term
satrap
 Definition
governor
Term
sartorial
 Definition
related to clothing
Term
satiety
 Definition
state of being satisfied
Term
sapient
 Definition
wise
Term
sapid
 Definition
having flavor
Term
sanguinary
 Definition
bloody
Term
sangfroid
 Definition
calmness
Term
sanctimonious
 Definition
hypocritically pious
Term
salver
 Definition
a tray
Term
saline
 Definition
salty
Term
sclerotic
 Definition
hardened over
Term
raddled
 Definition
confused
Term
dodgery
 Definition
trickery
Term
nettlesome
 Definition
irritating
Term
irrupt
 Definition
to intrude, to increase rapidly in number
Term
sallow
 Definition
sickly yellow
Term
rusticate
 Definition
to go to the country
Term
sacerdotal
 Definition
priestly
Term
ruminate
 Definition
to chew over
Term
ruddy
 Definition
red, healthy
Term
rostrum
 Definition
a pulpit
Term
robicund
 Definition
reddish
Term
rote
 Definition
routine
Term
roseate
 Definition
rosy
Term
rood
 Definition
a crucifix
Term
rime
 Definition
frost
Term
rheumy
 Definition
snotty
Term
retrograde
 Definition
moving backwards
Term
benefic
 Definition
exerting a positive influence
Term
lissom
 Definition
flexible; agile
Term
reticulated
 Definition
related to a network
Term
retentive
 Definition
retaining
Term
resplendent
 Definition
brilliant
Term
requite
 Definition
to return
Term
rescission
 Definition
revocation
Term
replete
 Definition
filled; complete
Term
reparable
 Definition
repairable
Term
repartee
 Definition
a witty reply
Term
repellant
 Definition
repulsive
Term
remunerative
 Definition
profitable
Term
remiss
 Definition
careless
Term
remediable
 Definition
can be remedied
Term
refulgent
 Definition
radiant
Term
refractory
 Definition
stubborn
Term
refectory
 Definition
dining area
Term
redoubtable
 Definition
feared
Term
redress
 Definition
to set right
Term
refection
 Definition
refreshment
Term
redolent
 Definition
fragrant
Term
recusant
 Definition
refuse to comply
Term
recumbent
 Definition
lying down
Term
recrimination
 Definition
counter accusation
Term
rectitude
 Definition
rightness
Term
recherche
 Definition
rare
Term
reciprocal
 Definition
mutual
Term
recapitulate
 Definition
to summarize
Term
ravening
 Definition
voracious
Term
ratiocination
 Definition
logical reasoning
Term
quorum
 Definition
a majority
Term
quay
 Definition
a landing place
Term
purview
 Definition
authority
Term
purloin
 Definition
to steal
Term
purblind
 Definition
nearly blind
Term
putative
 Definition
reputed
Term
prurient
 Definition
lustful
Term
provender
 Definition
dry foods
Term
provenance
 Definition
place of origin
Term
prosody
 Definition
study of poetic meter
Term
proscenium
 Definition
an arch
Term
prorogue
 Definition
to postpone
Term
propulsive
 Definition
propelled
Term
propound
 Definition
to put forward
Term
prophylactic
 Definition
protective
Term
propagate
 Definition
to reproduce
Term
promulgate
 Definition
to make known
Term
prognathous
 Definition
protruding jaws
Term
progeny
 Definition
offspring
Term
proboscis
 Definition
trunk; beak
Term
primogeniture
 Definition
first born
Term
prerogative
 Definition
privilege
Term
preponderance
 Definition
to exceed in weight; to be superior
Term
premonitory
 Definition
giving premonitions
Term
prefatory
 Definition
related to a preface
Term
precipitous
 Definition
steep
Term
precept
 Definition
a commandment
Term
preciosity
 Definition
refinement
Term
prate
 Definition
babble
Term
poultice
 Definition
a medicated cloth
Term
potentate
 Definition
a ruler
Term
potable
 Definition
a drinkable
Term
postprandial
 Definition
after dinner
Term
porphyry
 Definition
kind of rock
Term
polyglot
 Definition
one who is multilingual
Term
poltroon
 Definition
coward
Term
plenipotentiary
 Definition
a diplomatic agent
Term
plauditory
 Definition
commending
Term
plebeian
 Definition
common people
Term
plebiscite
 Definition
a direct vote
Term
plangent
 Definition
resounding loudly
Term
piscatorial
 Definition
related to fishing
Term
piquant
 Definition
tart
Term
pinion
 Definition
a gear
Term
piebald
 Definition
black and white spotted
Term
pied
 Definition
having two colors
Term
physiognomy
 Definition
related to the face
Term
philology
 Definition
study of texts
Term
pharisaical
 Definition
hypocritical
Term
philander
 Definition
to womanize
Term
pervious
 Definition
permeable
Term
perturb
 Definition
to disturb
Term
pertinacious
 Definition
resolute
Term
pert
 Definition
forward
Term
perspicuous
 Definition
clear
Term
perspicuity
 Definition
clearness
Term
perquisite
 Definition
a tip
Term
peroration
 Definition
a long speech
Term
peristyle
 Definition
an open area surrounded by a collonade
Term
perfidious
 Definition
deceitful
Term
pennate
 Definition
winged
Term
penumbra
 Definition
a shadowy area
Term
pendent
 Definition
hanging
Term
pejorative
 Definition
belittling
Term
pelf
 Definition
money
Term
peculate
 Definition
to steal
Term
pecuniary
 Definition
related to money
Term
patois
 Definition
a dialect
Term
patina
 Definition
a green film
Term
pathos
 Definition
a feeling
Term
pastiche
 Definition
a hodgepodge
Term
parvenu
 Definition
a person with new wealth
Term
parturition
 Definition
childbirth
Term
parricide
 Definition
parent killing
Term
parlous
 Definition
dangerous
Term
paregoric
 Definition
a medecine
Term
paramour
 Definition
a lover
Term
pallid
 Definition
pale
Term
palimpsest
 Definition
erased parchment
Term
palliate
 Definition
to alleviate
Term
palaver
 Definition
a conference
Term
paean
 Definition
song of praise
Term
overweening
 Definition
conceited
Term
pachyderm
 Definition
elephant, rhino, hippo
Term
orthography
 Definition
correct spelling
Term
orotund
 Definition
strong
Term
orison
 Definition
a prayer
Term
eschatological
 Definition
related to the end of days
Term
acolyte
 Definition
a follower
Term
susurrate
 Definition
to make soft noises
Term
morganatic
 Definition
one with title marries below; offspring have no claim to title
Term
opus
 Definition
musical composition
Term
oratorio
 Definition
extended musical composition
Term
opiate
 Definition
opium, sedative
Term
opalescent
 Definition
milky
Term
officious
 Definition
meddlesome
Term
offertory
 Definition
offering to god
Term
odoriferous
 Definition
odorous
Term
offal
 Definition
carrion; unused parts
Term
obstetrics
 Definition
related to childbirth
Term
oblation
 Definition
offering to god
Term
obliquity
 Definition
oblique
Term
obeisance
 Definition
gesture of deferment
Term
numismatist
 Definition
coin collector
Term
nosegay
 Definition
a bouquet
Term
nonentity
 Definition
an unimportant person
Term
nonplus
 Definition
to confuse
Term
non sequitur
 Definition
an illogical conclusion
Term
niggardly
 Definition
stingy
Term
nepotism
 Definition
giving preference to one's family
Term
nave
 Definition
part of a church
Term
neap
 Definition
midway tide
Term
necrology
 Definition
obituary
Term
natation
 Definition
swimming
Term
myopic
 Definition
bad sighted
Term
murrain
 Definition
a disease
Term
multiform
 Definition
varied
Term
mulct
 Definition
to swindle
Term
mugwump
 Definition
one who can't make up his mind
Term
mote
 Definition
small particle
Term
motley
 Definition
diverse
Term
mountebank
 Definition
a quack
Term
morose
 Definition
gloomy
Term
moiety
 Definition
a portion
Term
modulation
 Definition
to adjust, to adapt
Term
modish
 Definition
stylish
Term
impromtu
 Definition
improvised
Term
supererogatory
 Definition
beyong what is necessary; superfluous
Term
Bonapartism
 Definition
dictatorial rule with a mandate
Term
fallible
 Definition
liable to make a mistake
Term
divest
 Definition
to take away
Term
mite
 Definition
a tiny spider
Term
mischance
 Definition
a mishap
Term
miscegenation
 Definition
a marriage of different races
Term
minion
 Definition
a follower
Term
militate
 Definition
to have an effect
Term
mien
 Definition
bearing
Term
miasma
 Definition
poisonous atmosphere
Term
mew
 Definition
a cage
Term
mete
 Definition
to distribute
Term
melange
 Definition
a mixture
Term
maxim
 Definition
a principle of conduct
Term
maunder
 Definition
to ramble on foolishly
Term
masticate
 Definition
to chew
Term
manumit
 Definition
to release from slavery
Term
manifest
 Definition
evident
Term
manifold
 Definition
varied
Term
malinger
 Definition
to fake an illness
Term
malefactor
 Definition
a criminal
Term
malediction
 Definition
a curse
Term
maladroit
 Definition
awkward
Term
magnanimous
 Definition
generous
Term
magnate
 Definition
a person of great importace
Term
magniloquent
 Definition
pompous
Term
macerate
 Definition
to soften with liquid
Term
luxuriant
 Definition
lush with vegetation
Term
lucre
 Definition
a monetary reward, gain
Term
lucent
 Definition
shining, clear
Term
lubricity
 Definition
slippery
Term
lout
 Definition
an oaf
Term
lode
 Definition
veinlike deposit (silver)
Term
litotes
 Definition
an underestimation
Term
litigation
 Definition
a lawsuit
Term
lithe
 Definition
limber
Term
litany
 Definition
a prayer
Term
limn
 Definition
to portray
Term
lissome
 Definition
flexible
Term
lieu
 Definition
place; stead
Term
auspice
 Definition
a good omen
Term
canny
 Definition
skilled
Term
dudgeon
 Definition
a feeling of indignation
Term
hortatory
 Definition
exhorting
Term
caterwaul
 Definition
to wail
Term
facetious
 Definition
humorous
Term
bemuse
 Definition
to confuse (someone)
Term
stymie
 Definition
to hinder
Term
repudiate
 Definition
to reject
Term
decamp
 Definition
to depart
Term
inflammable
 Definition
flammable
Term
canorous
 Definition
musical
Term
collegium
 Definition
a group of equals
Term
lucullan
 Definition
marked by extravagance
Term
panglossian
 Definition
extremely optimistic
Term
repudiate
 Definition
to reject
Term
fastidious
 Definition
hard to please
Term
adjuvant
 Definition
helping; one who helps
Term
pith
 Definition
the core, essential part
Term
proselyte
 Definition
a convert
Term
leitmotif
 Definition
a motif
Term
chagrin
 Definition
vexation
Term
gadfly
 Definition
an annoying person
Term
apodictic
 Definition
incontestable
Term
disconsolate
 Definition
hopelessly unhappy
Term
obverse
 Definition
the front (of a coin); or, the opposite
Term
amanuensis
 Definition
a person who takes dictation
Term
luddite
 Definition
one who is opposed to technological change
Term
libretto
 Definition
the text of an opera
Term
lexicon
 Definition
a dictionary
Term
lectern
 Definition
a reading stand
Term
lesion
 Definition
an injury
Term
lave
 Definition
to wash
Term
lapidary
 Definition
the art of gemcutting
Term
languor
 Definition
sluggishness
Term
languid
 Definition
slow
Term
lagniappe
 Definition
a tip
Term
laity
 Definition
the body of people outside a profession
Term
lambent
 Definition
moving lightly over a surface
Term
laggard
 Definition
a lingerer
Term
knavery
 Definition
trickery
Term
kith
 Definition
acquaintances
Term
ken
 Definition
knowledge, understanding
Term
junket
 Definition
a trip
Term
jocund
 Definition
happy
Term
jocose
 Definition
humorous
Term
jingoism
 Definition
extreme nationalism
Term
jeremiad
 Definition
a long lamentation
Term
jejune
 Definition
dull, childish
Term
irreverent
 Definition
disrespectful
Term
irrefragable
 Definition
indisputable
Term
irremediable
 Definition
irreparable
Term
ironical
 Definition
ironic, mocking
Term
iridescent
 Definition
having lustrous colors
Term
inviolable
 Definition
secure
Term
inveigle
 Definition
to lure, to entice
Term
internecine
 Definition
w/in a group
Term
interment
 Definition
burial
Term
interlocutory
 Definition
occurs in conversation
Term
integument
 Definition
a natural cover (skin, shell, etc.)
Term
insuperable
 Definition
cannot be overcome
Term
insidious
 Definition
corrupt, crafty
Term
insensate
 Definition
inanimate, cruel
Term
inscrutable
 Definition
mysterious; impenetrable
Term
ingenue
 Definition
the role of an innocent girl
Term
ingratiate
 Definition
to gain favor
Term
inebriety
 Definition
drunkenness
Term
indite
 Definition
to compose, write (a poem)
Term
indemnify
 Definition
to compensate
Term
indict
 Definition
to formally charge
Term
incubus
 Definition
a demon, nightmare related
Term
incorporeal
 Definition
lacking material substance
Term
incredulous
 Definition
not believing
Term
incontrovertible
 Definition
indisputable
Term
incongruous
 Definition
inconsistent
Term
inclement
 Definition
not merciful
Term
incommodious
 Definition
inconvenient, uncomfortable
Term
incisive
 Definition
cutting, clear
Term
incarnadine
 Definition
reddish
Term
inane
 Definition
senseless
Term
imputation
 Definition
an accusation
Term
imprimatur
 Definition
a sanction
Term
importune
 Definition
to demand forcefully
Term
imponderable
 Definition
cannot be fathomed
Term
impolitic
 Definition
not tactful
Term
politic
 Definition
tactful
Term
impenitent
 Definition
having no regret for one's sins
Term
immolate
 Definition
to kill by fire
Term
immure
 Definition
to enclose, to imprison
Term
imbrue
 Definition
to stain
Term
ignominious
 Definition
humiliating
Term
illimitable
 Definition
boundless
Term
hyperborean
 Definition
one who inhabits a northern area
Term
hypothecate
 Definition
to mortgage
Term
hummock
 Definition
a hillock
Term
hoyden
 Definition
a tomboy, rude
Term
hostelry
 Definition
a hotel
Term
homily
 Definition
a sermon
Term
hogshead
 Definition
a large cask
Term
hireling
 Definition
a worker of a menial job
Term
hibernal
 Definition
wintry, related to winter
Term
hermetically
 Definition
airtight
Term
hew
 Definition
to hack
Term
hegira
 Definition
a flight to a better place
Term
hauteur
 Definition
arrogance
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hawser
 Definition
a heavy rope
Term
muckety-muck
 Definition
an arrogant person
Term
pleiad
 Definition
a group of seven illustrious things
Term
rara avis
 Definition
a unique person or thing
Term
errant
 Definition
traveling; moving outside normal bounds
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busker
 Definition
a public entertainer
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hackles
 Definition
feathers
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gloaming
 Definition
twilight
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gibbet
 Definition
a gallows; to hang someone
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gibe
 Definition
to jeer; a taunt
Term
gestate
 Definition
to develop (in the womb)
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germinal
 Definition
early period of development; related to germs
Term
genteel
 Definition
well-bred
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genuflect
 Definition
to bend at the knee
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gasconade
 Definition
to boast; a boast
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gauche
 Definition
tactless
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garish
 Definition
excessively bright
Term
gambit
 Definition
a maneuver to gain advantage
Term
gamester
 Definition
a gambler
Term
fustian
 Definition
a kind of fabric
Term
furor
 Definition
an outburst
Term
functionary
 Definition
an official
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fulgent
 Definition
shining brightly
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fructify
 Definition
to make fruitful
Term
frowzy
 Definition
slovenly
Term
froward
 Definition
willfully contradictory
Term
fritter
 Definition
to squander
Term
freshet
 Definition
a stream
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frenetic
 Definition
frenzied
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freebooter
 Definition
a pirate
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foist
 Definition
to force upon
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flotilla
 Definition
a group (usually of ships)
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floe
 Definition
a floating sheet (usually of ice)
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filial
 Definition
related to sons or daughters
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figment
 Definition
a product of the mind
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fecundity
 Definition
fruitfulness
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fancier
 Definition
an enthusiast
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fallacious
 Definition
containing a fallacy
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fain
 Definition
gladly
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extrinsic
 Definition
not inherent
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extricate
 Definition
to disengage
Term
hibernaculum
 Definition
a winter shelter
Term
gewgaw
 Definition
a trinket
Term
repertoire
 Definition
a list of skills
Term
extemporaneous
 Definition
impromptu
Term
extirpate
 Definition
to exterminate
Term
expurgate
 Definition
to amend (by removal)
Term
expostulate
 Definition
to reason with
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ex officio
 Definition
by virtue of office
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exhume
 Definition
to dig up
Term
exiguous
 Definition
meager
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exegesis
 Definition
critical explanation
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execrate
 Definition
to detest; to curse
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execrable
 Definition
detestable
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excision
 Definition
removal
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ewer
 Definition
a pitcher
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eviscerate
 Definition
to disembowel
Term
etymology
 Definition
the derivation of a word
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escutcheon
 Definition
a shield
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eschew
 Definition
to avoid
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equipage
 Definition
a carriage
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epigram
 Definition
a witty saying
Term
entomology
 Definition
study of insects
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empyreal
 Definition
celestial, heavenly
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endue
 Definition
to put on
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effluvium
 Definition
visible exhalation
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effrontery
 Definition
audacity
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effulgent
 Definition
radiant
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emendation
 Definition
a correction
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emolument
 Definition
earnings, pay
Term
encomiast
 Definition
a eulogist
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emetic
 Definition
causing vomit
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emend
 Definition
to correct
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elegiac
 Definition
expressing a lamentation
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effusion
 Definition
pouring forth
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efflorescent
 Definition
blossoming
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durance
 Definition
imprisonment
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dross
 Definition
refuse
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ecclesiastic
 Definition
member of the clergy
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doughty
 Definition
valiant
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dolorous
 Definition
mournful
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doggerel
 Definition
humorous, crude
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abject
 Definition
wretched
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abortive
 Definition
unsuccessful
Term
abscission
 Definition
cutting off
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accoutre
 Definition
to equip
Term
extemporaneous
 Definition
impromptu
Term
extirpate
 Definition
to exterminate
Term
expurgate
 Definition
to amend
Term
expostulation
 Definition
to reason with
Term
ex officio
 Definition
by virtue of office
Term
exhume
 Definition
to dig up
Term
exiguous
 Definition
meager
Term
exegesis
 Definition
critical explanation
Term
execrate
 Definition
to detest
Term
execrable
 Definition
detestable
Term
excision
 Definition
removal
Term
ewer
 Definition
a pitcher
Term
eviscerate
 Definition
to disembowel
Term
etymology
 Definition
the derivation of a word
Term
escutcheon
 Definition
a shield
Term
eschew
 Definition
to avoid
Term
equipage
 Definition
a carriage
Term
epigram
 Definition
a witty saying
Term
acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
Term
acuity
 Definition
keenness
Term
alimentary
 Definition
related to nutrition
Term
allay
 Definition
to calm
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amenable
 Definition
willing to answer
Term
amicable
 Definition
friendly
Term
amorphous
 Definition
formless
Term
analgesic
 Definition
pain reliever
Term
anemia
 Definition
blood disease
Term
animus
 Definition
animosity
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anneal
 Definition
to heat
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annuity
 Definition
income received at intervals
Term
anodyne
 Definition
pain reliever
Term
anomalous
 Definition
inconsistent
Term
anthropoid
 Definition
human-like
Term
aphasia
 Definition
loss of speech
Term
apiary
 Definition
a beehive
Term
apiculture
 Definition
beekeeping
Term
apiarist
 Definition
a beekeeper
Term
apoplexy
 Definition
stroke
Term
appellation
 Definition
a name
Term
opaque
 Definition
not transparent
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adulterate
 Definition
to make impure
Term
affectation
 Definition
pretending
Term
ambivalent
 Definition
uncertainty
Term
digress
 Definition
to deviate
Term
excruciate
 Definition
to inflict pain
Term
congenial
 Definition
agreeable
Term
artless
 Definition
innocent
Term
chimerical
 Definition
unreal
Term
felicity
 Definition
happiness
Term
recompense
 Definition
to reward
Term
dilatory
 Definition
delaying
Term
perturbation
 Definition
agitation
Term
contemporaneous
 Definition
at the same time
Term
carp
 Definition
to complain; a complaint
Term
trenchant
 Definition
keen
Term
embolden
 Definition
to encourage
Term
ennoble
 Definition
to exalt
Term
primacy
 Definition
state of being first
Term
maleficent
 Definition
harmful
Term
execrate
 Definition
to detest
Term
disinterested
 Definition
unbiased
Term
harangue
 Definition
verbal attack
Term
incipient
 Definition
beginning to exist
Term
putrefy
 Definition
to rot
Term
bombastic
 Definition
pretentious
Term
idolatrous
 Definition
blind devotion
Term
infelicitous
 Definition
awkward
Term
decorum
 Definition
dignified behavior
Term
quixotic
 Definition
romantic
Term
attrition
 Definition
reduction; wearing down
Term
belabor
 Definition
to repeat
Term
beleaguer
 Definition
to beset; surround
Term
belie
 Definition
to contradict
Term
choleric
 Definition
irritable
Term
coda
 Definition
piece of music (end)
Term
cognizant
 Definition
aware
Term
coterie
 Definition
group of people
Term
forbear
 Definition
to refrain
Term
motility
 Definition
spontaneous movement
Term
privation
 Definition
lacking
Term
wizened
 Definition
withered
Term
artful
 Definition
crafty
Term
beatify
 Definition
to bless
Term
celerity
 Definition
speed
Term
contretemps
 Definition
an embarrassing mishap
Term
corrigible
 Definition
fixable
Term
dulcet
 Definition
melodious
Term
egress
 Definition
exit
Term
fecund
 Definition
fruitful
Term
ligneous
 Definition
wood-like
Term
lubricious
 Definition
smooth; lustful
Term
meet
 Definition
fitting
Term
nice
 Definition
exacting
Term
otiose
 Definition
lazy; futile
Term
pluck
 Definition
courage
Term
puissant
 Definition
powerful
Term
stygian
 Definition
gloomy
Term
admix
 Definition
to mix; to add
Term
phlegm
 Definition
apathy
Term
listless
 Definition
indifferent
Term
pettifog
 Definition
to bicker; to trick
Term
byzantine
 Definition
complex
Term
espy
 Definition
to see
Term
contention
 Definition
strife; controversy
Term
dissidence
 Definition
dissagreement
Term
humbug
 Definition
something intended to deceive
Term
dynamism
 Definition
energy; vigor
Term
toady
 Definition
a sycophant
Term
rococo
 Definition
ornate; flowery
Term
ornery
 Definition
temperamental; stubborn
Term
suffuse
 Definition
to overspread
Term
fusty
 Definition
out of date
Term
dowdy
 Definition
old-fashioned
Term
mitigate
 Definition
to lessen
Term
rarefy
 Definition
to make thin
Term
orotund
 Definition
pompous
Term
fustian
 Definition
inflated language
Term
seemliness
 Definition
appropriateness; beauty
Term
atavism
 Definition
throwback
Term
aliment
 Definition
nourishment
Term
indemnify
 Definition
recompense
Term
ichthyophagy
 Definition
subsisting on fish
Term
pernicious
 Definition
hurtful
Term
anomie
 Definition
social instability, immorality
Term
puling
 Definition
whining
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